Property Accountant

About the position

Our client is seeking a highly motivated Accountant with specific operational commercial experience to join their team, based in Johannesburg.

Successful candidate will be responsible for a portfolio of buildings of which will encompass property financials analysis, performance management, budgets, forecasts, operations (leasing & facilities).

Minimum Requirements:-

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting
• Minimum 3 years Commercial Property experience
• Intermediate Excel skills
• SAGE experience
• MDA experience

Duties:-

• Collate information to analyse income and expenses of the properties and provide comments against budgets
• Ensure accruals are raised where some income and expense items are outstanding or not recorded accordingly
• Identify any misallocations in the ledger and ensure corrections are processed and timeously
• Review recoveries (municipals and other expenses) - where there are significant over or under recoveries, take corrective measures
• Track all municipal queries and highlight impact on the income statement and balance sheet once resolved.
• Ensure all rentals being billed are in accordance with leases and expenses paid are in accordance with signed SLA’s
• Analyse property performance for decision making on improving Property Net Operating Income
• Develop, implement and manage property budgets and forecasts working with the Leasing and Facilities teams
• Work with Leasing and Facilities teams in managing the property budgets
• Provide valuable input in preparation of management accounts, quarterly reports and annual financial statements
• Assist with Debtors & Creditors Management
• Assist the Facilities team in managing the property asset registers and managing consumables stock
• Preparing underlying working papers for external audit purposes
• Monitor and report on accounting discrepancies
• Undertake any other tasks as assigned by management

Interested in this position?  Email your CV + supporting documentation to [Email Address Removed].  If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.

 

Desired Skills:

• Accounting
• Analysis
• Commercial Properties
• Debtors
• Leasing
• MDA Accounting
• Microsoft Excel